The baby name Laike is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced LAYK (IPA: /leɪk/).
The baby name Laike is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced LAYK (IPA: /leɪk/).
Laike is in Origin.
Laike functions as a modern English given name modeled on the word lake, a serene nature choice that gained currency in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. As a word-name, it ultimately traces to Latin lacus (“basin, lake”) via Old French lac and Middle English lake. In this stream, Laike reads as a tailored respelling of Lake and aligns with contemporary unisex trends. Related forms include Lake, Laik, Laiken/Laiken, and Laken.
The name also has an Ethiopian pathway: Laike reflects a transliteration of Geʿez/Amharic Liqe (or Liqä), meaning “chief, learned one, master,” historically used as an honorific among church scholars and officials (as in Liqe Kahenat, “chief of priests”). In Ethiopia it often appears in compounds - Laike-Maryam, Laike-Tesfa - typically masculine. Variants in this tradition include Laeke, Laik, Liqe, and forms with the compound element Laike-.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #784 | 2 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2021 | #906 | 5 | 7,214 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,196 | 16 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Laike is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:
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